Charley Pappas

Name: Charley Pappas
Birth Name: Soterios Pappas
Hometown: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Birthplace: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2010-12-14 (Age:85)
Stance: Orthodox
Pro Boxer: Record

Charley Pappas trained Blair Richardson after his boxing career. He is an inductee of the Ring 4 Hall of Fame. He is to be distinguished from the Brooklyn welterweight of the 1920s.

He served in the U. S. Army, 82nd Airborne / 325th Glider Infantry Regiment during WWII.

CHARLEY PAPPAS December 19, 2010 - Ring 4 Hall of Fame member Charlie Pappas answered his Final Bell on December 14, 2010. Tommy Martini, George Kolros and Mickey Finn presented the Final Count at the gravesite on December 18, 2010. Charlie was not only a boxer and trainer, but also a great asset to the sport of boxing. He was a good man. Veteran Boston referee Herb Weissblum stated: “He was a military hero in the defense of his country and freedom everywhere during the invasion of Normandy where he received life-scarring and troubling serious wounds. That did not stop him from launching an active boxing career. He was always good humored, mild mannered and mellow who had kind thoughts and words for everyone and everything.” Pappas boxed professionally from 1947 to 1949 and compiled a record of 20-15-1 (16). He was only stopped once. He crossed gloves with Wilbur Wilson, Norman Hayes, Johnny Lutz, Bob Stecher, Billy Napper, Mike Saad and Billy Paul. Rest in Peace Brother. Submitted by Mickey Finn